Author: Linda Wright It was Monday morning, Washington DC, 1984. My status: single and working with Campus Crusade for Christ, now called Cru, at Howard University. I had struggled out of bed and felt like I had been hit by a train. I was totally drained of energy. I called my boss, Charles Gilmer, and [...]
“I’ll write it for you,” I quietly said to my husband as he was sharing how stressed he was and what he still had to do. That is why I am the author today. It’s my husband’s turn, actually. I’m trying to love my husband the best way I know how. Work has been extremely [...]
Kids are particularly good at finding the weakest link in a parenting partnership. Some kids even use that weak link to their advantage. For example, if Mommy is the softy, Johnny may seek her out after being disciplined by Daddy. Mommy, being the warm and compassionate woman she is, is all too ready to provide Johnny [...]
My wife Janet and I have been teaching a parenting class to help parent’s disciple their children. We were excited to see that many parents are very concerned about their children’s spiritual lives. Many have been willing to learn as much as they can to fulfill God’s mandate that has been given to each of [...]
Author: Linda Wright Linda is an African American woman and a graduate of UC Berkeley Psychology Department. She spent 7 years on the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ. She is the wife of one husband and mother of 3 teenagers, one son and two daughters. Linda is a storyteller, writer of children’s books and [...]
Author: Kim Ashbaugh Kim has been happily married to her husband Brian for 20 years. She is a former elementary school teacher and textbook editor, and currently homeschools her three girls…two teenagers and a middle-schooler. She loves to read, write, watch old movies, and encourage younger women in their roles as wives and mothers. She [...]
Author: Melanie Robbins Parenting Expert? That is far from me! Why then did I create Passionate Purposeful Parenting and why am I leading a parenting workshop in a couple of weeks? I’m just a fellow mom who is passionate about parenting, loves being a mother, and truly believes that we as moms can learn from [...]
Author: Kim Ashbaugh Kim Ashbaugh is formerly an elementary school teacher and presently a homeschool mom of three daughters: Julianne, 16; Jamie, 13; and Jennie, 10. Her family has lived in Florida, California, and presently resides in Georgia. She loves chocolate, old movies, Jane Austen novels, and almost anything “old-fashioned.” She appreciates modern technology but [...]
This week’s posts have dealt with loving your spouse. It is so important that we continue to keep our spouse our number one priority (other than our relationship with God) even after we have children. Having a strong, healthy relationship with your husband/wife will help you to parent effectively. Yes, our newborns and little children [...]